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DE/EW/5062

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David Comyn of 'Culty' appeared as penitent before abbot and convent in church of Blairgowrie and confessed his breaking of a certain small boat commonly called 'le Cobile', belonging to the abbot and convent of Scone, in contempt of the Holy Trinity and St Michael. In their honour he asked pardon.

{. . .} vt ass{er}uit hoc in {con}te{m}ptu{m} s{an}c{t}e trinitat{is} S{an}c{t}i michaelis nec in ip{s}o{rum} Abbatis et co{n}uent{us} vilependiu{m} seu despectu{m} minime co{m}misit {. . .} Vnde id{em} Dauid ab eod{em} d{omi}no Abb{at}e in honore S{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitat{is} s{an}c{t}i michaelis {et} no{m}i{n}e ecia{m} toci{us} sui co{n}uentus de p{re}miss{is} malificijs p{er} ip{su}m sic p{er}petrat{is} veniam et absoluc{i}onis b{e}n{e}ficiu{m} instant{er} postulauit {. . .}

Type of dedication
Penance
Confidence
100
Saint named
Michael
Saint details
ST/JD/38
Date low
7/4/1454
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3048
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
David Comyn Male None 100 David Cumyn de Culty
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Blairgowrie Church (Parish) NO178456 Blairgowrie [BGE] Perth 100